Assessing China’s Implementation of the WTO ASI Ruling
China has claimed full implementation of the ruling in the China - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (DS611) dispute by withdrawing a policy it claims it never maintained. In reaction, the EU is maintaining a "wait-and-see" approach, with the dispute entering a monitoring phase.
In CAFC Appeal, Foreign Producers Keep Up Fight against Collection of Paused Solar Duties
In a judgment issued on August 22 of last year, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of anti-dumping/countervailing duty collections on solar products was illegal. This ruling allowed for retroactive tariffs to be collected on billions of dollars of
CTM Weekly Newsletter
This past week, CTM covered the following issues.
China has a new policy on supply chain security that establishes a formal legal framework for monitoring risks, protecting key sectors, and responding to foreign measures perceived as threatening China’s supply chain security.
At this week's press conference, China&
Beijing Woos Global Exporters with "Export to China" Amid Western Tensions
China's Commerce Ministry (MOFCOM) on Thursday detailed a massive new state-led initiative titled "Export to China," aiming at balancing trade flows, while navigating a delicate relationship with the West.
U.S. Quartz Safeguards Investigation Seeks To Crack Down on Transshipment from Southeast Asian Nations
A U.S. safeguards investigation on quartz products has found that increased imports are causing serious injury to U.S. producers, and has now moved to the remedy phase to determine what tariffs/quotas should be applied. The investigation follows up on a previous anti-dumping/countervailing duty investigation on imports
Trump Administration Imposes Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Impact on Chinese Imports May Be Limited in Short Term
Last week, the Trump administration imposed 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients. Imports of pharmaceuticals from China are largely generics, though, and may not feel much impact from these tariffs.
China’s New Supply Chain Rules Target Vulnerabilities, Authorize Retaliation
China has a new regulation on supply chain security that establishes a formal legal framework for monitoring risks, protecting key sectors, and responding to foreign measures perceived as threatening China’s supply chain security.
The rules, titled the Provisions on Industrial and Supply Chain Security (国务院关于产业链供应链安全的规定, link in Chinese), took